Roller skate carrier

ABSTRACT

A roller skate carrier comprising a base bar adapted to engage with the interconnecting straps of a pair of roller skates, the interconnecting strap of each skate extending between the front and rear pairs of rollers. Novel roller skate clamping means is carried by the base bar and will engage with the interconnecting strap of each skate for forcing the pair of skates, which are arranged side by side, into contact with each other, the clamping means removably securing the interconnecting strap of each skate to the base bar. A center post extends upwardly from the center of the base bar and it is provided with a handle at its upper end.

nited States Patent [19] Jung 7 Dec. 11, 1973 ROLLER SKATE CARRIER [76] Inventor: David H. Jung, 1262 B St.,

Hayward, Calif. 94541 [22] Filed: May 24, 1971 [21] Appl. No.: 146,357

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2/1951 Bober 12/1968 Trimboli 1,679,183 7/1928 Sidon; 224/45 N FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 60,032 10/1938 Norway 224/45 S Primary Examiner-Gerald M. Forlenza Assistant Examiner.lerold M. Forsberg Attorney-William R. Piper {57] ABSTRACT A roller skate carrier comprising a base bar adapted to engage with the interconnecting straps of a pair of roller skates, the interconnecting strap of each skate extending between the front and rear pairs of rollers. Novel roller skate clamping means is carried by the base bar and will engage with the interconnecting strap of each skate for forcing the pair of skates, which are arranged side by side, into contact with each other, the clamping means removably securing the interconnecting strap of each skate to the base bar. A center post extends upwardly from the center of the base bar and it is provided with a handle at its upper end.

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ATTORNEY ROLLER SKATE CARRIER BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Roller skates that have shoes permanently attached to them are difficult to carry because they are heavy and the attached shoes make a bulky package. Carrying cases or bags have been provided, but these are bulky and take up storage space even when they are empty. My roller skate carrier, consisting of the base bar, center post and handle, can be stored in a small space when not in use because the handle and center post may be rotated about the longitudinal axis of the post to swing the handle into the same plane as that occupied by the base bar. When the device is clamped to a pair of roller skates, the handle and center post are rotated 90 to cause the length of the handle to parallel the lengths of the roller skates. The handle projects above the tops of the pair of roller skate shoes and is positioned between them.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of my invention is to provide a roller skate carrier that will clamp 21 pair of roller skates with their attached shoes in side by side relation. Novel skate clamping means is mounted on the base bar for securing the two roller skates thereto and a center post is rotatably connected to the bar and extends upwardly therefrom so as to be positioned between the two roller skates. The length of the center post is sufficient to position the handle above the tops of the roller skate shoes. The weight of the two roller skates and their attached shoes is equally balanced on the center post because of the position assumed by the post in its carrying position.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIG. 1 is an elevational view of the roller skate carrier with the center post and its handle rotated 90 about the longitudinal axis of the post so that the length of the handle will lie in the same plane as that occupied by the center post and the base bar. This is the position of the several parts of the device when not attached to a pair of roller skates and their shoes.

FIG. 2 is an end view of the device when it is secured to a pair of roller skates and their attached shoes. The handle and center post have been rotated 90 about the longitudinal axis of the post so as to cause the length of the handle to extend at right angles to the base bar and to parallel the lengths of the two roller skates.

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation of the device and it is taken along the line 3-3 of FIG. 2. The base bar of the device is secured to the interconnecting strap of each skate and the clamping means on the base bar brings the adjacent wheels of each skate into an abutting relation with respect to each other.

FIG. 4 illustrates in a larger sectional view the adjustable roller skate clamping mechanism.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT In carrying out my invention, I provide a base bar indicated generally at A, in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3. The base bar A is rectangular in cross section and it has a hookshaped end A1 that has a groove 1 whose lower surface lies flush with the upper surface 2 of the base bar. The base bar A has a central upstanding boss A2 that has a vertically extending bore 3 therein for slidably and rotatably receiving an upstanding center post B.

A handle C is mounted on the top of the center post B, see FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, and a transversely extending pin D is received in a transversely extending opening provided near to the lower end of the center post. The length of the pin D lies in the same plane as the length of the handle C and the two ends of the pin project beyond the outer cylindrical surface of the center post B. The center post is also provided with an annular enlargement Bl against which the upper end of a coil spring E bears. The spring E encircles the center post B and has its lower end bearing against the top of the center boss A2. When the length of the handle C is parallel to the length of the base bar A, the length of the pin D will also parallel the base bar length and its ends will contact with the undersurface 4. The force of the coil spring E will maintain the pin D in yielding contact with the undersurface 4 of the base bar A. It will be noted from FIGS. 1 and 3 that the undersurface 4 of the base bar A has a transversely extending groove 5 whose axis intersects the longitudinal axis of the center post B. The purpose for the groove 5 will be described hereinafter.

A clamping lug F is slidable along the portion of the upper surface 2 of the base bar A that lies between the center boss A2 and the left hand end projection A3. The enlarged sectional view of FIG. 4 shows how a screw G has a reduced cylindrical portion 7 that is rotatably received in the smooth bore 6 in the projection A3. A shoulder 8 is formed at the juncture of the reduced cylindrical portion 7 of the screw and the main threaded portion thereof. A knob G1 has a bore 9 for receiving the end of the reduced portion 7 of the screw G that projects beyond the projection A3 and the knob is connected to this projecting portion by a force fit so as to become securely fastened to the screw. The right hand edge of the knob G1 practically abuts the left hand edge of the projection A3 so that the screw G cannot be moved longitudinally in the direction of its axis but can be freely rotated in either direction.

FIG. 4 further shows the clamping lug F in section and provided with a tapped bore 10 for receiving the threaded end of the screw G. Therefore, a rotation of the knob G1 in one direction will move the clamping member F in one direction along the surface 2 of the base bar A and a rotation of the screw in the opposite direction will reverse this movement.

FIGS. 1, 3 and 4 show the clamping lug F provided with a recess 11 on its under surface adjacent to the right hand end of the lug.

OPERATION From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. In FIGS. 2 and 3, I show a pair of roller skates H and 1 with their attached shoes H1 and J1, respectively. These roller skates and attached shoes are of a standard construction and they need not be described in detail. The roller skate H has a pair of front wheels K and a pair of rear wheels L interconnected by a longitudinally extending connecting strap M. The other roller skate J has a pair of front wheels N, see FIG. 3, and a pair of rear wheels, not shown, these pairs of wheels being interconnected by a longitudinally extending connecting strap P.

In order to secure the pair of roller skates to my roller skate carrier, the base bar A is placed under the skate straps M and P, see FIG. 3, so that the undersurfaces of these straps will rest on the upper surface 2 of the base bar. Then the interconnecting strap P of the roller skate J is moved so that its right hand edge in FIG. 3 is received in the groove 1. The other roller skate H is moved until the right front wheel K abuts the left front wheel N of the roller skate J and the right rear wheel L, in FIG. 3, of the roller skate I-l abuts the left rear wheel of the roller skate J. Then the adjusting screw G is rotated by means of its knob G1 for moving the clamping lug F along the base bar A until the recess 7 in the lug receives the adjacent edge of the skate strap M. The knob G1 can be rotated farther in order for the two skate straps M and P to be gripped by the hookshaped end A1 of the bar and by the clamping lug F. The adjacent rollers of the two skates will abut each other. In this manner the two roller skates H and J will be secured to the bar A.

The operator can now rotate the handle C for the center post B and this will swing the transverse pin D from the position shown in FIG. 1 into the position shown in FIG. 3 where the spring E will move the post upwardly for causing the transverse pin D to enter the transverse groove in the underside 4 of the base bar A. The post B is centered between the two roller skates H and J and the length of the post will position the handle C above the top of the shoes H1 and J1. The handle C will have its length paralleling the lengths of the skate straps M and P.

The pair of roller skates H and J and their attached shoes H1 and J1 will be nicely balanced with respect to the center post B and the skates will be secured together and can be readily carried.

It is practically impossible to align the front and rear wheel axes of the roller skate H with the front and rear wheel axes of the roller skate J and, therefore, should the skates rest on an inclined surface, they will not roll by gravity. The knob G1 will always have its outer end lie within the left hand sides of the left hand wheels K and H, see FIG. 3.

It is easy to free the roller skates from the device. This is done by rotating the screw knob G1 for causing the clamping lug F to free the skate strap M. Then the skate strap P can be freed from the hook-shaped end A1 of the base bar A. The operator when freeing the device from the roller skates can press downwardly on the handle C for compressing the spring E and freeing the transverse pin D from the groove 5 in the base bar A. The handle C can then be rotated for swinging it into parallel arrangement with the base bar A. The device can be stored in a small space.

I claim:

I. A roller skate carrier comprising:

a. a base bar;

b. a center post extending at right angles to said base bar and having a handle at its upper end;

0. clamping means on said base bar for engaging with a roller skate disposed on each side of said center post and supported by said base bar, said clamping means removably securing the roller skates to said base bar and holding the two skates in abutting relation with respect to each other;

d. said clamping means including a hook-shaped end for said base bar adapted to engage with a metal strap on one of the roller skates that extends between the front and rear pairs of skate wheels;

e. said clamping means also including a movable clamping member that is slidable along said base bar for engaging with the metal strap on the second roller skate for moving this second skate into abutting relation with the first mentioned skate and for clamping the second skate to said base bar; and

f. a manually rotatable knob for actuating said clam ping means for causing said movable clamping member to move into engagement with the strap on the second skate for clamping the two skates to said base bar or for removing said clamping member from the strap of the second skate for freeing the skates from said base bar. 

1. A roller skate carrier comprising: a. a base bar; b. a center post extending at right angles to said base bar and having a handle at its upper end; c. clamping means on said base bar for engaging with a roller skate disposed on each side of said center post and supported by said base bar, said clamping means removably securing the roller skates to said base bar and holding the two skates in abutting relation with respect to each other; d. said clamping means including a hook-shaped end for said base bar adapted to engage with a metal strap on one of the roller skates that extends between the front and rear pairs of skate wheels; e. said clamping means also including a movable clamping member that is slidable along said base bar for engaging with the metal strap on the second roller skate for moving this second skate into abutting relation with the first mentioned skate and for clamping the second skate to said base bar; and f. a manually rotatable knob for actuating said clamping means for causing said movable clamping member to move into engagement with the strap on the second skate for clamping the two skates to said base bar or for removing said clamping member from the strap of the second skate for freeing the skates from said base bar. 